Mechanical Engineers Salary in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Median annual salary
$97,200
-7% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$121,197
cost index 80.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
| 10th percentile | $65,460 |
| 25th percentile | $79,050 |
| Median (50th) | $97,200 |
| 75th percentile | $119,400 |
| 90th percentile | $133,170 |
| Mean | $100,200 |
| Employed in metro | 780 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns a median of $97,200 per year. That is 7% below the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY has a cost index of 80.2 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $121,197 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $72,237, median gross rent $1,057/mo, and the median home value $226,100. See the full Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY cost-of-living profile.